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daisywords · 6 months

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One of my biggest nitpicks in fiction concerns the feeding of babies. Mothers dying during/shortly after childbirth or the baby being separated form the mother shortly after birth is pretty common in fiction. It is/was also common enough in real life, which is why I think a lot of writers/readers don't think too hard about this. however. Historically, the only reason the vast majority of babies survived being separated from their mother was because there was at least one other woman around to breastfeed them. Before modern formula, yes, people did use other substitutes, but they were rarely, if ever, nutritionally sufficient.

Newborns can't eat adult food. They can't really survive on animal milk. If your story takes place in a world before/without formula, a baby separated from its mother is going to either be nursed by someone else, or starve.

It doesn't have to be a huge plot point, but idk at least don't explicitly describe the situation as excluding the possibility of a wetnurse. "The father or the great grandmother or the neighbor man or the older sibling took and raised the baby completely alone in a cave for a year." Nope. That baby is dead I'm sorry. "The baby was kidnapped shortly after birth by a wizard and hidden away in a secret tower" um quick question was the wizard lactating? "The mother refused to see or touch her child after birth so the baby was left to the care of the ailing grandfather" the grandfather who made the necessary arrangements with women in the neighborhood, right? right? OR THAT GREAT OFFENDER "A newborn baby was left on the doorstep and they brought it in and took care of it no issues" What Are You Going to Feed That Baby. Hello?

Like. It's not impossible, but arrangements are going to have to be made. There are some logistics.

#idk what to tag this #worldbuilding #writing fiction #historical fiction #fantasy #a real-life example: my dad (a pediatrician) was once entrusted with the care of a baby who was born with a rare condition #this was in a place without great hospital/medical access and anyway they were going to fly the baby over #and he specifically asked them to bring the mother and baby #they show up with baby and...the baby's uncle #and he was like. y'all. do you think I asked for the mom to come just for fun??? We don't have formula here. what is the baby going to eat?

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lazylittledragon · 4 months

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more domestics to warm the soul <33

#art #bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #astarion #tavstarion #until they sort out the daywalker thing he's getting the taako special #if you're not putting astarion in fabulous outfits then what are you doing #also fuck you astarion for being the only fictional man that i can't Dad #that man would throw an orphan into a volcano for one corn chip #it is so important to me that dorian's eyes look like he's never had a thought

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bigboobyhalo · 7 months

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the anger inside of me

#btw for anyone checking the original: q!badboyhalo is not a real person he is a fictional character with the same name as a real person #q!badboyhalo is an 11600+ y/o fallen angel and part-time grim reaper . which badboyhalo the minecraft youtuber is not #he is from roleplay . he is from minecraft roleplay #and he’s also canonically arospec !

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egophiliac · 2 months

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You can’t pick Lilia for this. But who is your other favorite short character in Twst?

I like the angry little king boy 🌹

#art #twisted wonderland #sorry epel and ortho i like you guys a lot too!#oh and grim i guess #wait how many other shorties are there in twst #anyway i have a lot of affection for episode 1 and for riddle's character arc #he is a terrible little bastard who is trying very hard to be a slightly less terrible little bastard #and i have feelings about his friendships with trey and cater and che'nya especially!#and how that relates to his upbringing and his dumpster fire of a mom and uhhhhhh you know. everything.#i don't know how to do the words about all the thoughts i have on fictional characters #me waving my hands frantically in the air: it's about LOVE and wanting to be LOVED this is what twst is ABOUT --#(i am dragged bodily offstage by my collar)

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evyltalks · 13 days

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lowkey obsessed with this man…

@imdamagecontrol you know which one is for you <3

#big boobed man #pretty James 🤭#im obsessed with a man (a little ashamed but it’s okay he’s fictional)#marauders #art #marauders fanart #fanart #james potter #james fleamont potter #james potter fanart #James reading #James being hot #musician james

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lunarlivs · 3 months

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here is harry as fun kids i found on pinterest :)

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hexjulia · 10 months

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"I am going to put a stop to your fornication with the sea. She belongs to me."

-- Spartan general Callicratidas to general Conon of Athens for various reasons but none that justify this phrasing.

#xenophon hellenica is an experience #why does he sound like how those booktok wattpad brained teens imagine their immensely sexually frustrated fictional love interests speakin #stop being weird about the sea Callicratidas! you can't fuck the sea!

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marzipanandminutiae · 2 months

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why are skirts inherently evil and oppressive in historical fiction until men are wearing them

I've never heard anyone going on at length about how Universally ImpracticalTM the garb of a Scotsman or an ancient Roman politician are

suddenly everyone has a concept of situational practicality that previously was not there

#history #clothing history #historical fiction #'SKIRTS are so IMPRACTICAL-' always? every time? for everyone?#because I don't know about you but I live in a city and work in museums #skirts are A-okay for me #also people have done MANY types of physical activity in skirts for centuries. sometimes pants are more practical for sure!#but. not always.#and you never hear fiction authors talking about how oppressed Scotsmen are by their kilts #'he couldn't FUNCTION because he wasn't wearing PANTS!' I'd like to see someone try it

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mjulmjul · 1 year

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Katya / Goncharov

#yeah ik ive posted them before sorry but i REALLY like how these look together #martin scorsese #goncharov #artists on tumblr #illustration #unreality #<— posters for a ‘movie’ that doesn’t actually exist but is a tumblr meme in which everyone pretends it does&makes content for it #fascinating how we’re immediately personable w katya by knowing her first name while only knowing goncharov’s surname keeps us at a distanc #combined with him being the only major character to go by a moniker it emphasizes just how much he's been consumed by the role he plays #who is goncharov? does he know and keep it secret? or has he too lost his sense of identity?#it's reflected in these posters as we SEE katya but goncharov remains elusive - yet clearly time is running out for them both #lakjdklf ok im done now i never post meta on here so im having fun with the fictional movie #btw I updated both of the illustrations compared to the original posts but will leave those as they were #woudl be cool if my post showed up. u can do it tumblr

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ryllen · 7 months

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🌾 . 🍚

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kikarouflames · 2 months

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He looks so goddamn handsome in this scene

He is so damn perfect.

#i don't think i will ever love a man/woman more than him #he is too good to be true i guess this is why he is fictional #levi ackerman #attack on titan #aot #levi #levi aot #shingeki no kyojin #levi attack on titan #snk #levi x reader #levi ackerman x reader #levi ackerman x you #levi ackerman x y/n #levi x you #levi x y/n

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astraldes · 4 days

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Another year of a wonderful partnership (Happy birthday Ink!)

#ink sans #undertale au #des art #ITS INK'S BIRTHDAY WOOHOOOOOO #seriously though i am very happy he exists #he is literally such an inspiration to me even though fictional #thank u comyet

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joethesparkle · 7 months

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I've been listening to a lot of Ghost lately so here's my prediction for october

the headband also lights up!

#my art #the band ghost #ghost band #ghost bc #cardinal copia #papa emeritus iv #another fandom to add to the pile #hes so goofy i love him #i splurged and saw them live twice this tour #not to be one of those lesbians thats attracted to a fictional old man on main but uhhh

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egophiliac · 5 months

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C'MON TO THE THEATER!

I love these guys so much. forget NRC, I want to attend their terrible disaster school for disaster children that might actually be plastered on top of the smoking remains of an actively sinking ship. I may or may not actually learn anything, but I will have the time of my life.